Editore: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1960
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage black-and-white still photograph of Jack Lemmon from the 1960 US film. Distributor rubber-stamp on the verso. Based on a story by Herbert Carlson, about a lieutenant who gets tricked into commanding garbage scow with a crew of dimwitted misfits on a secret mission in Japanese controlled waters. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning, with a few faint creases.
Editore: Bordeaux International Films, London, 1980
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1980 Canadian film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the novel of the same name by Charles Templeton, about two revolutionists who manage to kidnap the president while on a visit to Toronto, and somehow keep him locked in a van strapped with explosives for most of the film. 8 x 10 inches, with no borders as issued. Near Fine.
Editore: Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1966
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Vintage call sheet for the ABC television series "The Felony Squad," on green paper, the pilot episode, Season 1, Episode 1, "The Streets are Paved with Quicksand," with "Production Requirements" on the verso, dated "July 20, 1966" on the recto and verso, with annotations in manuscript ink on recto and verso. "The Felony Squad" aired on ABC, from September 12, 1966 to January 31, 1969, with the season 1, episode 1, pilot, aired on September 12, 1966. Twenty year veteran police officer Howard Duff is partnered with rookie cop Dennis Cole in a major crimes unit in a major metropolis. Cole is accused of brutality after arresting a high-powered attorney attempting to bribe a valet following a brawl. 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Waterlow and Sons / United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1954
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1954 US film. Based on Richard G. Hubler's 1946 novel, "I've Got Mine," about two soldiers on a Japanese-occupied island during World War II. A true survival tale, as the soldiers must escort a scientist and his daughter to the other side of the island where their ship awaits. Filmed in Hawaii and Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1946
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage studio still photograph from the 1947 film noir. "Key Set" stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on a 1945 magazine article by Fulton Oursler (writing as Anthony Abbot), in turn based on an actual incident involving a Catholic priest and a mentally unstable homeless man. A public attorney is hired to defend a strange out-of-towner accused of murdering a priest. Set in Connecticut, and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
Editore: Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1946
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Revised Final script for the 1947 film noir. Copy belonging to actor Robert Keith, with his name in manuscript pencil annotation on the front wrapper, and his manuscript pencil annotations on the inside front wrapper. Based on a 1945 article by Fulton Oursler (writing as Anthony Abbot), in turn based on the 1924 case of a homeless man wrongly accused of murdering a beloved small-town priest. Set and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. Red titled wrappers, dated September 6, 1946, noted as Revised Final on the front wrapper. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, stamped copy No. 135. Title page present, dated September 6. 1946, noted as Revised Final script, with credits for screenwriter Richard Murphy and story credit to Anthony Abbot. 173 leaves, with last page of text numbered 155. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 9/18/46 and 9/25/46. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with slight yapping, bound internally with two gold brads. Eureka Masters of Cinema 89. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.
Editore: Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1948
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Eleven vintage photographs, including ten studio still photographs and one borderless reference photograph, from the 1948 film noir, with one photograph under the working title "Martin Rome." Three photographs with mimeo snipes, two with provenance stamps, and two with a provenance label on the verso (rear). One photograph with cropping annotations in the margins of the recto. Several with title corrections at the bottom margin (the film was retitled from "Martin Rome" and "The Law and Martin Rome" to "Cry of the City" during post-production) Based on the 1947 novel "The Chair for Martin Rome" by Henry Edward Helseth. Richard Conte stars as hardened criminal and jewel thief Marty Rome, wounded and in the hospital following a shoot out which left a police officer dead, when he is implicated in another murder and jewelry heist by a sleazy lawyer. Following Rome's partial recovery and escape, in an attempt to recover the jewels and flee, he's pursued by his childhood friend, a conflicted hard-nosed New York detective played by Victor Mature. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. BFI BD-25. Grant US. Selby Cannon, Master List. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US.